Former Republican Georgia congressman and current CNN commentator, Jack Kingston, took to Twitter to doubt the legitimacy of the “March for our Lives” that the survivors of last week’s Florida school shooting are holding in Washington D.C. on March 24.

Kingston wrote, “O [sic], realy [sic]? ‘Students’ are planning a nationwide rally? Not left wing [sic] gun control activists using 17yr kids in the wake of a horrible tragedy? #Soros #Resistance #Antifa #DNC.”

Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School student and one of the #NeverAgain organizers, Sarah Chadwick, immediately blasted Kingston to smithereens with her defiant reply.

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what false equivalencies here... but good attempt at quantifying. note that papers like the chicago tribune and Dallas paper, atlanta, omaha, Vegas, idaho, and on and on are not listed as they are so right wing partisan it is unreal.. and on and on (chicago tribune in its history has endorsed one dem for president and that was obama)

Then they do not even bring up radio which is 95% plus right wing hate talk...

Every week in the supermarket checkout line you can find articles on aging celebrities' beach bodies alongside attacks on "the deep state" and James Comey. What made the National Enquirer turn into a propaganda organ for President Trump? CNN's Tom Kludt examines the relationship between the President and National Enquirer owner David Pecker._________________when good people stay silent the right wing are the only ones heard.

The Austin Bombing Suspect Isn't A Victim. The Media Needs To Stop Covering Him Like He Is.

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On Wednesday, the man suspected of planting bombs around Austin, TX — which killed two Black men, 39-year-old Anthony Stephan House and 17-year-old Draylen Mason, and injured several others — died in a standoff with police, detonating an explosive in his vehicle.

Authorities identified the suspect as 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt, a white man the Associated Press described as an “unemployed college dropout.” Other reports detailed how Conditt expressed conservative opinions online about same-sex marriage and abortion, and his thoughts about why the sex offender registry should be abolished. Details are still emerging about Conditt, with police suggesting that the bombings could have been racially motivated as they seemed to target prominent Black families.

Despite the fact that Conditt had been terrorizing the people of Austin for three weeks, leaving communities of color in particular on edge, The New York Times published a story describing him as a “nerdy” young man who came from a “godly” family.

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Trump Defends Conservative Media Company After It Orders Anchors To Bash ‘Biased’ News
Dozens of local news anchors across the country read the same strongly worded script, thanks to Sinclair Broadcasting.

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President Donald Trump on Monday defended Sinclair Broadcasting Group amid reports that the conservative telecommunications company ordered local news anchors to recite a script condemning other media outlets.

“Sinclair is far superior to CNN and even more Fake NBC, which is a total joke,” Trump tweeted.

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So funny to watch Fake News Networks, among the most dishonest groups of people I have ever dealt with, criticize Sinclair Broadcasting for being biased. Sinclair is far superior to CNN and even more Fake NBC, which is a total joke.

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Sinclair, which owns or operates more than 170 TV stations across the U.S., has come under fire in recent weeks for directing dozens of anchors to read from the same strongly worded script during on-air broadcasts.

“The sharing of biased and false news has become all too common on social media,” the script read. “Some members of the media use their platforms to push their own personal bias. ... This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.”

Scott Livingston, the company’s senior vice president of news, told The Baltimore Sun that the script was a way for Sinclair to reiterate its “commitment to reporting facts.”

“We are focused on fact-based reporting,” Livingston told the Sun. “That’s our commitment to our communities. That’s the goal of these announcements: to reiterate our commitment to reporting facts in a pursuit of truth.”

Sinclair, the country’s largest broadcaster, has been accused of pushing for pro-Trump content to run on its stations. It’s not uncommon for the company to send its stations “must-run” video segments that feature positive commentary about Trump, The New York Times reports.

The broadcasting group is currently in the process of purchasing Tribune Media, which would allow Sinclair to reach 72 percent of U.S. households.

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A lawyer for Michael D. Cohen said in court on Monday that one of Mr. Cohen’s clients was Sean Hannity, the Fox News personality and an ardent defender of President Trump.

Lawyers for Mr. Cohen, the president’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer, had sought to keep the identity of one of Mr. Cohen’s clients a secret in a court challenge of an F.B.I. search of Mr. Cohen’s office.

But after several minutes of back and forth between the government and Mr. Cohen’s lawyers, Kimba M. Wood, a judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, ordered that Mr. Cohen’s lawyer, Stephen Ryan, disclose in open court the name of a client in question, who turned out to be Mr. Hannity.

Before Mr. Hannity’s name was revealed in the courtroom, Mr. Ryan had argued that the mysterious client was a “prominent person” who wanted to keep his identity a secret because he would be “embarrassed” to be identified as a client of Mr. Cohen’s.

Robert D. Balin, a lawyer for various media outlets, including The New York Times, CNN and others, interrupted the proceedings to argue that embarrassment was not a sufficient legal argument to keep a client’s name secret, and Judge Wood agreed.

Trump Campaign Pays Lawyer Who’s Trying To Make Stormy Daniels Shut Up
Trump’s advisers have been claiming that the $130,000 payment to the adult film actress on the eve of the election really had nothing to do with the election.

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As to the situation with Clifford, Ryan said he could also envision a scenario where continuing litigation against her is considered campaign-related even if the original payment to buy her silence is not.

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The cease-and-desist letter was sent after conservative activist Debbie Schlussel said on the Pat Campbell show on KFAQ last April that Hannity was “creepy” toward her and had invited her to his hotel room.

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One of the brothers who runs local TV news giant Sinclair Broadcast Group donated more than $10,000 to Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.), who was jailed for assaulting a reporter during his campaign.

Robert E. Smith, a director of Sinclair since 1986, donated $5,400 to Gianforte’s campaign last month, and the same amount last year, according to The Guardian, whose reporter, Ben Jacobs, was attacked by Gianforte.

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Smith, who described himself in a federal campaign filing as self-employed in real estate, also donated to President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Smith’s brother, Sinclair vice president Frederick Smith, donated $1,000 to Gianforte the day after the May 2017 attack on the reporter.

Gianforte was charged with assault after he body-slammed Jacobs and broke his glasses when the reporter asked a question about health care during a campaign office interview. Gianforte initially lied to police, blaming the reporter for the violence, but won the election anyway. He pleaded guilty and was given a six-month deferred sentence, with requirements for community service and anger-management counseling.

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Sinclair, the largest U.S. owner of local TV stations by number of outlets, has been accused by its journalists of right-leaning bias. The company has demanded local anchors record statements bashing mainstream media. One former Sinclair reporter complained about the company’s “culture of misogyny and xenophobia” in an interview with CNN this month.

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